Business School President Warns: “Nicaragua Needs 2,000 Tests Daily for Covid-19”
The academic feels “the risk of a massive outbreak is a reality” and even in the most optimistic scenario, “there are many months ahead, if not years…
Interviews
Eugenio, the Cobbler on Villegas St. in Old Havana
In Cuba, an appliance, car, bike or anything else has a different expiry date than anywhere else. So it isn’t strange for cobblers to be in high demand.
Poll in Nicaragua: FSLN Weaker, but Could Beat Divided Opposition
Cid-Gallup: 70% disapprove of the government’s actions in confronting COVID-19, which they identify as the country’s current principal problem.
“Movements Work”: Seattle Bans Tear Gas, Expels Police Union (Video)
In Seattle, the fight to demilitarize and defund the police continues as the King County Labor Council voted to expel the Seattle police union.
Nicaraguan Government Hides Figures, to Claim Victory over Covid-19
Dr. Alvaro Ramirez warns about risk of flare-ups: MINSA will continue to lower infections so that FSLN sympathizers go to the plaza on July 19th.
Seattle Activists Create Autonomous Zone Near Abandoned Police Precinct
Omari Salisbury has been at the uprising. He reports on how protesters have barricaded a 6-block autonomous zone, declaring it “Free Capitol Hill.”
Minneapolis City Council Vows to Dismantle Police Dept. (Video)
The Minneapolis City Council has announced it will move to dismantle the city’s police department in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.
Tamika Mallory: People Have Reached Breaking Point (Video)
People have taken to the streets to demand change,” says Tamika Mallory, former national co-chair of the 2017 Women’s March.
In Latin America Gov’ts Use Covid-19 as Pretext for Police Repression
“We’re seeing that Covid-19, like other pandemics before it, magnifies structural discrimination. And sadly, it’s often the most marginalized that are the first targets,”
Voices That Cry Out to Be Heard
Jordan Rojas Sanchez is drawn to faces, the mindset and experiences of the people he says have accompanied him throughout his life.